Reliquary head - Fang - Gabon
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Fang Tête reliquaire from Gabon; carved wood with glass eyes; dimensions 430 mm high, 90 mm wide and 120 mm deep.
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Gabon
Fang
Wood and glass
Height 430mm
Width: 90mm
Depth: 120mm
African statue head of 'byeri' Fang from Gabon.
Each family has a 'Byeri', or reliquary box, in which the bones of ancestors are kept. These boxes were guarded by the oldest man in the village, the 'esa'. The reliquary boxes were topped with a statue or a head that served as the guardian of the 'Byeri' boxes.
Wooden statue with bronze eyes as well as details on the hair.
Parcels are sent from Monday to Saturday with a tracking number.
Chronopost delivery takes 1 to 3 days in France and 2 to 5 days throughout the European Union. Delivery to the rest of Europe and the rest of the world is via Colissimo International.
We speak English.
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Seller's Story
Passionate about the Arts of the World and more particularly by African Art, buys from collectors, former civil servants, soldiers, health personnel, public works personnel who have worked in Africa and also in Ivory Coast with antique dealers and touts who travel all over West Africa to find quality objects.
Translated by Google TranslateGabon
Fang
Wood and glass
Height 430mm
Width: 90mm
Depth: 120mm
African statue head of 'byeri' Fang from Gabon.
Each family has a 'Byeri', or reliquary box, in which the bones of ancestors are kept. These boxes were guarded by the oldest man in the village, the 'esa'. The reliquary boxes were topped with a statue or a head that served as the guardian of the 'Byeri' boxes.
Wooden statue with bronze eyes as well as details on the hair.
Parcels are sent from Monday to Saturday with a tracking number.
Chronopost delivery takes 1 to 3 days in France and 2 to 5 days throughout the European Union. Delivery to the rest of Europe and the rest of the world is via Colissimo International.
We speak English.
mask african art Afrikanische Maskenkunst arte de máscaras africanas arte delle maschere africane
african statue art Arte de estatuas africanas arte delle african statue Afrikanische Maskenkunst
Seller's Story
Passionate about the Arts of the World and more particularly by African Art, buys from collectors, former civil servants, soldiers, health personnel, public works personnel who have worked in Africa and also in Ivory Coast with antique dealers and touts who travel all over West Africa to find quality objects.
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Indigenous object name
Reliquary head
Ethnic group/ culture
Fang
Country of Origin
Gabon
Material
Wood / glass eyes
Sold with stand
No
Condition
Excellent condition
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